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Recent Examples of calmly
And she has been struck by how calmly everyone lines up to enter the shelters.
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Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The footage shows the gunman walking calmly through a parking area before raising the rifle and firing at a pedestrian off camera.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Experts with Save the Children say to keep it simple and to practice the plan calmly.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
By the following year, when Fern and Bridie graduated, the families were willing to sit in adjacent rows in the Eastman Theatre, calmly and, Clara thought, smugly.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Without a timeout, Hawaii scrambled to get the ball up the court, but a driving Hunter Erickson kicked the ball out to the top of the arc for Bullock who calmly hit his fifth 3-pointer of the night to give the visitors a dramatic win.
—Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
McDowell calmly drained two free throws with 47 seconds left, keeping KU comfortably ahead of BYU, 86-78.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Huang walked through the logic for perpetual spending as calmly and confidently as a professor explains a simple math problem to a student.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Safety and courtesy matter, so approach them calmly and without hostility.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026
The footage shows the gunman walking calmly through a parking area before raising the rifle and firing at a pedestrian off camera.
—Austin Sanders, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
Experts with Save the Children say to keep it simple and to practice the plan calmly.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
By the following year, when Fern and Bridie graduated, the families were willing to sit in adjacent rows in the Eastman Theatre, calmly and, Clara thought, smugly.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
Without a timeout, Hawaii scrambled to get the ball up the court, but a driving Hunter Erickson kicked the ball out to the top of the arc for Bullock who calmly hit his fifth 3-pointer of the night to give the visitors a dramatic win.
—Oc Register, 1 Mar. 2026
McDowell calmly drained two free throws with 47 seconds left, keeping KU comfortably ahead of BYU, 86-78.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
Huang walked through the logic for perpetual spending as calmly and confidently as a professor explains a simple math problem to a student.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026
Safety and courtesy matter, so approach them calmly and without hostility.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calmly
Adverb
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Two hours after the deadline swept past the Broncos’ building in Dove Valley, their then-22-year-old receiver at the center of the fanbase’s buzz sat at his locker, coolly pulling on his gear.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 Mar. 2026
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Thiago equalized for Brentford nine minutes later but West Ham was ahead again before halftime when Bowen coolly converted a penalty kick.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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In both novels, the couples disappear to live more peacefully away from the places where the doomed obsessions first began.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
9 Mar. 2026
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Its sunrise alarm wakes you up peacefully.—
Claire Peltier,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Head to Rin-Tei, a tiny and serenely spare spot at the intersection of Crystal Springs Road and El Camino in San Mateo that oozes zen.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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For nearly four decades, the foundation operated serenely.—
Alice Gregory,
New Yorker,
16 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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That sequence also introduces a placidly smiley Kylie Jenner playing herself on seemingly a Valium-Adderall speedball of deluded bounciness.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2026
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Often neglected are the two whorled figures, strolling placidly in the background.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Calmly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calmly. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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